2019-2020 Lesson 5 of 24

TECHNIQUE

  1. Piano Soldier

    1. Sit all the way back on your bench

    2. Straight Back

    3. Shoulders down and relaxed

  2. Black Note Technique

    1. Play all the two and three sets of black keys with a bubble hand.

      1. Don’t pop the bubble

      2. Play low to high

      3. high to low

      4. middle to high

      5. and middle to low

THEORY

  1. Musical Alphabet

    1. Practice saying and playing the musical alphabet, forward and backward on the piano.

  2. Celebrate Theory Handout: Prep, Unit 1 “Getting Started”

    1. UNIT 1:

    2. UNIT 2:

      1. Start on this!

READING

  1. Solos 1

    1. PREPARE: pages 4 and 5 and see your practice video below for Frog Hop

  2. Lesson and Musicianship 1A

    1. REDO: page 22 and 23 with green pen

2019-2020 Lesson 4 of 24

TECHNIQUE

  1. Piano Soldier

    1. Sit all the way back on your bench

    2. Straight Back

    3. Shoulders down and relaxed

  2. Black Note Technique

    1. Play all the two and three sets of black keys with a bubble hand.

      1. Don’t pop the bubble

      2. Play low to high

      3. high to low

      4. middle to high

      5. and middle to low

THEORY

  1. Musical Alphabet

    1. Practice saying and playing the musical alphabet, forward and backward on the piano.

  2. Celebrate Theory Handout: Prep, Unit 1 “Getting Started”

    1. UNIT 1:

    2. UNIT 2:

      1. Start on this!

READING

  1. Lesson and Musicianship 1A

    1. PREPARE: All of Unit 2

2019-2020 Lesson 3 of 24

TECHNIQUE

  1. Piano Soldier

    1. Sit all the way back on your bench

    2. Straight Back

    3. Shoulders down and relaxed

  2. Black Note Technique

    1. Play all the two and three sets of black keys with a bubble hand.

      1. Don’t pop the bubble

      2. Play low to high

      3. high to low

      4. middle to high

      5. and middle to low

THEORY

  1. Musical Alphabet

    1. Practice saying and playing the musical alphabet, forward and backward on the piano.

  2. Celebrate Theory Handout: Prep, Unit 1 “Getting Started”

    1. UNIT 1:

      1. Test next lesson on pages 6 and 7

      2. Complete pages: 7 and 8

    2. UNIT 2:

      1. New with Dustin next time.

READING

  1. Lesson and Musicianship 1A

    1. PREPARE: pages 9-15

2019-2020 Lesson 2 of 24

TECHNIQUE

  1. Piano Soldier

    1. Sit all the way back on your bench

    2. Straight Back

    3. Shoulders down and relaxed

  2. Black Note Technique

    1. Play all the two and three sets of black keys with a bubble hand.

      1. Don’t pop the bubble

      2. Play low to high

      3. high to low

      4. middle to high

      5. and middle to low

THEORY

  1. Musical Alphabet

    1. Practice saying and playing the musical alphabet, forward and backward on the piano.

  2. Celebrate Theory Handout: Prep, Unit 1 “Getting Started”

    1. UNIT 1:

      1. Test next lesson on pages 6 and 7

      2. Complete pages: 7 and 8

    2. UNIT 2:

      1. New with Dustin next time.

READING

  1. Lesson and Musicianship 1A

    1. PREPARE: pages 6 and 7

2019-2020 Lesson 1 of 24

TECHNIQUE

  1. Black Note Technique

    1. Play all the two and three sets of black keys with a bubble hand.

    2. Use your piano technique goal chart and place a sticker in each goal after you have played all the 2 and 3 sets.

THEORY

  1. Celebrate Theory Handout: Prep, Unit 1 “Getting Started”

    1. Complete pages: 4 through 8 with a practice partner.

READING

  1. Lesson and Musicianship 1A

    1. PREPARE: (no assignment)